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She’d lost too much of herself in parenthood to simply go back to who she’d been before.
there are some promises that are pointless to ask for and useless to receive.
“We women make choices for others, not for ourselves, and when we are mothers, we . . . bear what we must for our children. You will protect them. It will hurt you; it will hurt them. Your job is to hide that your heart is breaking and do what they need you to do.�
There is no one left of the family I was born into; there is only the family I have made.
